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Departures

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

2008 |2h 10m |  Drama

Videos

Cast

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Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

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Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi

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Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

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Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

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Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

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Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

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Yukiko Tachibana

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Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita

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Taro Ishida

Sonezaki

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Yukimi Koyanagi

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Hiroyuki Kishi

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Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi

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Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father

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Mitsuyo Hoshino

Kazuko Kobayashi

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Tarō Suwa

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Tatsuhito Okuda

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Takao Toji

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Atsushi Yamanaka

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Shinji Hiwatashi

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Sadami Sakamoto

Orchestra Manager

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Masaaki Takarai

Orchestra Member

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Yôko Imamoto

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Yuki Mashita

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Miki Hayashida

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Mari Hayashida

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Kenzo Ryu

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Yuuki Ogoe

Young Boy

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Pablo Sacco

Musical Instrument Appraiser

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Norichika Iimori

Conductor

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Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Tsuyako Yamashita

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Takashi Sasano

Shokichi Hirata

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Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

$69,932,387.00